Today started out being a bit windy and the ocean was not calm.  I paddled into the wind, which was blowing from the north, for a few minutes to see what it was going to do.  I turned and paddled south, with a little push from the wind at my back, but when I arrived down at the boat ramp, the wind backed off and it got very nice and glassy!  Initially I did not see any turtles, but I while I was paddling, I heard a swoosh behind me.  I turned to look over my shoulder, and two turtles were swimming behind me!  I think it is the first time I got surprised from behind like that, it was so funny.  I stopped and sat down on my board and let the turtles swim around me.  They were so friendly!  Then I spotted a turtle out farther, so I paddled out to it.  When I got there, three more turtles surfaced and then two more surfaced!  I was sitting there surrounded by six turtles!  I was having a great turtle morning when the scuba boat came roaring in, right in my direction!  I was not sitting in the boat lane, so I wasn’t sure why he was aiming at me.  I don’t trust that particular boat, so I paddled hurriedly away and he proceeded to stop right where I had been sitting and scared all the turtles away!  Luckily he didn’t stay long and didn’t drop off any snorkelers, so when he left, I paddled back to my spot.  For awhile I didn’t see any turtles and so I decided to leave, until one big turtle surfaced near me!  It was so friendly, swimming up to my board and swimming under me!  When it left, I headed back, but suddenly turtle #10 popped up closer to the shoreline so I paddled in.  It was also a big turtle, but it dove down as soon as I got to it.  Then when I started to leave again, it popped up again drawing me over to it!  This happened one more time, so it seemed like the turtle was playing with me!  I was uncertain as to the wind, so I paddled back.  Then I ran into a paddling friend and we chatted for a few minutes.  The conditions stayed decent, so my swim was nice too.  It was a very nice day to be out on the ocean!